Topic 4 - Key terms Flashcards
Population change
Change not only brought about by birth, death and migration but also changes relative to the rest of the world’s population.
Population growth
Change to a population overtime, this includes size and other demographic factors such as age and race.
Birth rate
Number of live births/1000
Death rate
Number of deaths/1000
Infant mortality
Number of children that die before age 5/1000
Life expectancy
Average age to live up to in a certain place
Population distribution
Pattern of where people live, measured as People/km2
Fertility rate
Average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime
Carrying capacity
The limit to which an environment can support a population at a high standard of living
Exponential growth
Increasingly rapid growth at a constant rate.
Population density
Intensity of human occupation in an area, measured as People/km2
Food security
The state of having reifiable access to a sufficient amount of affordable, nutritious food.
Malnutrition
Consuming an unsuitable amount of energy, protein and nutrients.
Undernutrition
Consuming too little food, resulting in loss of body mass.
overnutrition
Consuming excess food resulting in gain of body mass.
Depth of food deficit
Parameter provided by the world bank, measuring the difference between average food consumption and average food requirements.
Slash and burn
Burning of vegetation on a small area of land and using the burnt material as fertiliser, it is sustainable on a small scale but not on a commercial scale as vegetation does not have time to regrow.
Shifting cultivation
Farming a small area of land, eg rainforest. Cultivating the land for 5 years or so and moving as the soils there lose fertility quick without vegetation. People only return when the area has been fully regenerated.
Zonal soils
those that have been forming for long periods of time under the influence of climate and vegetation.
soil erosion
removal of soil particles